|
||||
Public Act 095-0808 |
||||
| ||||
| ||||
AN ACT concerning State government.
| ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||
Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||
adding Section 4.02d as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 105/4.02d new)
| ||||
Sec. 4.02d. Older adult volunteer demonstration program. | ||||
The Department may establish and maintain, in collaboration | ||||
with the local Area Agency on Aging, a demonstration program to | ||||
evaluate the use of older adult volunteers to perform telephone | ||||
reassurance activities and outreach on the emergency home | ||||
response program. The demonstration program shall operate for a | ||||
period of 3 years. At the end of the 3-year period, the | ||||
Department shall evaluate the program and notify the General | ||||
Assembly of its findings and recommendations.
|